Defense Maritime Principal Project Engineer (Onsite)

About the role

Join our innovative team at Collins Aerospace as a Principal Project Engineer within our Mission Systems Maritime Defense Engineering team in Windsor Locks, CT. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a multidisciplinary group that pioneers engineering advancements in fuel cell technology, advanced life support, and field support for the US Navy and commercial customers.

Responsibilities

• You will hold technical design authority for the assigned product/segment/customer scope.
• You will lead cross-discipline technical integration across mechanical, electrical, software, systems, and other engineering domains, ensuring that all elements work together as a cohesive solution.
• You will establish design concepts, criteria, and engineering direction for product research, development, integration, and test within assigned scope.
• You will ensure that verification, validation, and certification/qualification activities are planned and executed to meet customer and regulatory requirements.
• You will direct communication with customers, suppliers and internal Integrated Product Development Team (IPDT) will be required – including daily tag-ups, weekly meetings, and quarterly meetings
• You will plan, schedule, coordinate and facilitate all meetings required for the project. Capture and publish meeting minutes.
• You will coordinate, track and drive to closure all tasks that must be completed by the cross-functional team to meet contractual, technical, regulatory, budget, and schedule requirements as part of product development, production, and life cycle support.
• You will manage, track, and deliver the required periodic reports on budget for the project including completion and delivery of monthly financial reports.
• You will develop and manage program schedules to drive on-time contract deliveries.
• You will coordinate technical inputs to proposals, business plans, work statements, specifications, budgets, and contractual terms for their product or customer area.
• You will ensure that commitments are technically sound, feasible, and consistent with family architectures and standards.
• You will utilize Earned Value methodology to forecast demand and track project completion.
• You will track and coordinate mitigation of risks related to technical, quality, schedule, and budget for product development.
• You will plan and coordinate allocation of resources for the Integrated Product Development Team (IPDT).
• You will complete all work in compliance with Collins Aerospace’s Quality Management System.

Qualifications

• You must have a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
• Proven planning, adaptability, organizational and negotiation skills for effective team management.
• Experience with electromechanical hardware development and qualification.
• Experience in configuration management processes in a controlled production environment including the maintenance of a bill of material structure and complying with product specific release requirements.
• Ability to anticipate project risks and build contingency plans.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• A generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program